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Exciting Matchups Feature Unbeaten Fighters as Jarrett Hurd Faces Oscar Molina &
David Benavidez Takes On Francy Ntetu
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Brooklyn Fan Favorites Heather Hardy & Adam Kownacki Return
Mer! Undefeated Prospect Regis Prograis, 2012 Spanish Olympian
Jonathan Alonso & Unbeaten Josue Vargas
As Part of Exciting Night of Action
BROOKLYN (Mai 19, 2016) – A stacked undercard featuring top rising talent and local favorites will light up the ring at Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of an extraordinary night of action on Lørdag, Juni 25.
juni 25 SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman og tidligere mester Shawn Porter. TV-dekning begynner på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Jesus Cuellar og tidligere tre-divisjon verdensmester Abner Mares.
I undercard handling, ubeseiret super welterweights, Marylands Jarrett Hurd (17-0, 11 KOs), and California’s Oscar Molina (13-0, 10 KOs), will collide in a 10-round bout while undefeated light heavyweights, Arizona’s David Benavidez (14-0, 13 KOs) og Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KOs), will mix it up in an eight-round fight.
Two staples of Brooklyn boxing will also enter the ring on Juni 25 som Heather “The Heat” Hardy (16-0, 4 KOs) competes in an eight-round super bantamweight attraction while Polish bruiser Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KOs) competes in a heavyweight bout.
Also in action on Juni 25 is hard-hitting, highly regarded 140-pound prospect Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) in a 10-round fight, 2012 Spanish Olympian Jonathan Alonso(8-0, 4 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight scrap and Mayweather Promotions prospectJosue Vargas (4-0, 3 KOs) in a four-round fight.
Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av DiBella Entertainment, starter på $49 og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på nettet ved å gå www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com eller ved å ringe 1-800-745-3000. Billetter kan også kjøpes på American Express billettkontoret på Barclays Center. Gruppe rabatter er tilgjengelig ved å ringe 844-BKLYN-GP. Fighting ut av Accokeek, Md., Hurd har et plettfritt profesjonell rekord siden snu pro i 2012. Den 25-åringen åpnet opp 2015 med en tredje runde stans av veteran Eric Mitchell og fulgte med en syvende-runde stans av tidligere ubeseiret Jeff Lentz i august. He stepped up in competition last November when he faced Frank Galarza in Las Vegas and was able to show off his considerable skill by stopping the previously unbeaten fighter in the sixth round of perhaps a career-best performance.
Representerte Mexico, den 2012 Olympian Molina kamper ut av Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. Den 26-åringen ble proff i 2013 og etter å ha vunnet en avgjørelse i sin første kamp, Han fortsatte med å slå ut seks motstandere på rad. His last bout came against fellow unbeaten Domonique Dolton and featured exciting back-and-forth action before the fight was ruled a majority draw.
The younger brother of undefeated Jose Benavidez, David has racked up a perfect 14 wins in 14 starts at just 19-years-old. Kjempe ut av Phoenix, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and kicked off his 2016 with a knockout of Kevin Cobbs in January. Sist, he scored a second round knockout of Phillip Jackson Benson in April. The next challenge for Benavidez is the 33-year-old Ntetu, who won three times in 2015. Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he fights out of Montreal and will be making his fifth appearance in the U.S. på Juni 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy har blitt et fast innslag på arenaen siden. På Juni 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. Litt over to år etter hennes pro debut, Hardy vunnet en internasjonal tittel beltet i super bantamvekt divisjon i oktober 2014. I 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 fight, she stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round.
A two-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Polen, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. His 2016 campaign began in January at Barclays Center when he defeated Danny Kelly in front of a raucous Polish crowd.
Originally from New Orleans but fighting out of Houston, Prograis continues to work his way up the 140-pound rankings as he takes down veteran contenders. The 27-year-old looked sensational in his last outing as he scored a first round knockout over Mexico’s Aaron Herrera. Already named on of ESPN’s top prospects in 2015, he will look to cement his contender status in 2016.
Født i Den dominikanske republikk, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 OL. Now training in Brooklyn, the 25-year-old is undefeated since turning pro in 2014 while splitting time fighting in New York and Spain. He is coming off a victory over Ricardo Maldonado in February.
Vargas began boxing at age eight and by by age 13 the New York Daily News dubbed him a “prodigy.” Fighting out of New York, the 17-year-old Vargas recently signed to the Mayweather Promotions stable and will make his debut with his new promoter on Juni 25.
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